Paula Tudoran
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In early June, a missile struck the apartment of Ron Reiter, co-founder and chief technology officer of cybersecurity startup Sentra, just five minutes from the company's new headquarters in Tel Aviv. Several floors of the 44-story building were destroyed, but Sentra's operations have remained active, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Founded to protect cloud data across AI and software as a service environments, Sentra announced in April that it raised over $100 million from investors including Key1 Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners, following a more than 300% year-over-year revenue increase and the addition of several new Fortune 500 clients.
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Unlike traditional infrastructure-dependent solutions, Sentra states it offers a unique protection layer that helps enterprises scale data security across multi-cloud and AI-driven environments, aligning with fast-changing business needs and complex enterprise demands.
In June, Sentra announced it was named a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights "Voice of the Customer for Data Security Posture Management" report, earning a 4.9 out of 5.0 overall rating. Customers praised its speed, clarity, and ability to identify abandoned sensitive data.
Cybersecurity-AI startup Dream announced in February that it closed a $100 million Series B round led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from Aleph, Tau Capital, Tru Arrow, and Group 11 at a $1.1 billion valuation. CEO Shalev Hulio, a former NSO Group co-founder is also a commander in the Israel Defense Forces' search-and-rescue reserves.
The Journal says that during the recent wave of conflict, Hulio was called up for military duty and has been balancing field operations with company leadership, holding team meetings each morning and customer calls in the evenings, while nearly 30 of Dream's 220 employees have also been deployed.
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"Missiles are landing in the heart of Israeli high tech," Hulio told The Journal. Tel Aviv, one of the world's leading startup ecosystems, has been a frequent target in the ongoing conflict, and five of Dream's employees have lost access to their homes due to nearby blast damage. Despite these conditions, the company reports that business operations have continued with minimal disruption.
